Superfamily Chirostyloidea Ortmann 1892 (decapod)

Malacostraca - Decapoda

Parent taxon: Anomura according to C.E. Schweitzer et al. 2023

See also De Angeli and Ceccon 2017

Sister taxa: Aegloidea, Cheramus, Eocarcinoidea, Galatheoidea, Gastrodoroidea, Hippidea, Hippoidea, Kiwaoidea, Lithodoidea, Lomisoidea, Paguridea, Paguroidea, Retrorsichelidae, Venipaguroidea

Subtaxa: Chirostylidae Eumunididae Kiwaidae Pristinaspinidae

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Type: Chirostylus

Ecology: epifaunal carnivore

Distribution:

• Eocene of Italy (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Lebanon (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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